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Greg Chism

I develop statistics and reproducible research curriculum as a Computational and Data Science Educator at the University of Arizona Data Science Institute, where my experience with image and video analysis and research ethics support my devotion to open science.

Education

Ph.D., Entomology and Insect Science (minor EEB)

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona

2022 - 2017

  • Advisor: Dr. Anna Dornhaus
  • Interdisciplinary research into how ant nest shapes affects how they behave
  • Considered the implications towards animal behavior and human architecture fields

B.S. Zoology

Santa Barbara, CA

University of California Santa Barbara

2017 - 2014

  • Advisors: Drs. Armand Kuris, Kevin Laugherty
  • Investigation into the food web of sandy beach arthropods
  • Graduated distinction within major (EEMB)

A.A. Biology

Redding, CA

Shasta Community College

2014 - 2012

Teaching and Mentorship

Undergraduate Research Mentor

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona

2020 - 2018

  • Dornhaus lab: nine students mentored in producing publication quality data
  • Two students are coauthors on publications

Insect Discovery Teaching Assistant

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona

2019 - 2018

  • Taught insect science K-8 title I students through four on-campus workshops
  • Gave on-site interactive demonstrations on insect science at the Flandrau Planetarium

KEYS High school student Mentor

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona

2019 - 2019

  • Mentored an advanced high school student in data etiquette and hypothesis testing

SARSEF High school Student Mentor

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona

2018 - 2018

  • Mentored three high school students in data etiquette and hypothesis testing




Professional Development

Publications

::: aside ### Nest shape influences colony organization in ants: spatial distribution and connectedness of colony members differs from that predicted by random movement and is affected by nest space

bioRxiv Preprint

N/A

2022 - 2022

Temnothorax rugatulus ants do not change their nest walls in response to environmental humidity

bioRxiv Preprint

N/A

2022 - 2022

  • Coauthored with Faron W., and Dornhaus A.

A hymenopteran odorant alerts flies to bury eggs

bioRxiv Preprint

N/A

2021 - 2021

  • Coauthored with Davis, S. M., Maurer, M. M., Trejo, J. E., Garcia, R. J., & Schlenke, T. A.

ABCTracker: an easy-to-use, cloud-based application for tracking multiple

arXiv Preprint

N/A

2020 - 2020

  • Coauthored with Rice, L., Tate, S., Farynyk, D., Sun, J., Charbonneau, D., … & Shin, M. C.

In Insect Behavior: From Mechanisms to Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences

Oxford University Press

N/A

2018 - 2018

  • Coauthored with Keiser CN, Lichtenstein JLL, Wright CM, Dittrich-Reed D, Jonathan N.

Intraindividual behavioral variability

Scientific reports

N/A

2017 - 2017

  • Coauthored with Lichenstein, J.L.L, Pruitt J.N.

Presentations

Grants

Carruth Award for Graduate Student Excellence

N/A

University of Arizona

2021 - 2021

  • $500

GIDP - EIS Program Education Award

N/A

University of Arizona

2020 - 2020

  • $250

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Award accepted

N/A

N/A

2019 - 2019

  • $300,000